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Knights have the arms, confidence to win
By Sean Rooney on July 19th, 2017
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney Midway through their season, the K of C Knights baseball team was plodding along at a .500 clip, winning a few, then losing a few. Then they caught fire, winning 13 in a row and giving them plenty of confidence entering this week’s Montana-Alberta American Legion A North District tournament. “Since that 13-game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat cricketers repeat as champs
By Medicine Hat News on July 19th, 2017
Medicine Hat News They’ve got a pitch, they’ve got trophies and the Medicine Hat Cricket Association has a champion following its second annual tournament held this past weekend. Three teams — the Kerala Cobras, Gujrat Lions and Sher-e-Punjab — bowled and batted their way through four matches Saturday and Sunday at Southlands Park. Sher-e-Punjab beat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Skinner sizzles
By Medicine Hat News on July 18th, 2017
Medicine Hat News For a guy whose earned run average was 18.00 entering the night, Tyler Skinner had a mighty fine outing Monday. The Medicine Hat Mavericks pitcher went seven innings in his first start of the summer, and the Mavs beat the Brooks Bombers 5-1 in a game rescheduled from last week due to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers add a Craven
By Medicine Hat News on July 18th, 2017
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Tigers added a player with a familiar name to their roster Monday. Defenceman Joel Craven has committed to the WHL club, following in the footsteps of his father Murray, who played in the orange and black before going on to a successful NHL career. Joel, 17, is from Whitefish, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Teenager takes on the oval
By Ryan McCracken on July 18th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Faith Luther is ready to expand on her driving resume. The 14-year-old oval track racer is narrowing her sights on a championship in the Medicine Hat Speedway’s Evolution Cup series while adding a car in Baby Grand circuit to her summer. “It’s been a little bit stressful but it’s been good. We’re just ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Landslide: Mavs snap four-game skid with huge win over Dawgs
By Ryan McCracken on July 17th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Mavericks used two monster innings to steer themselves back into the Western Major Baseball League’s win column on Sunday at Athletic Park. The Mavs cashed nine runs in a landslide third before Colton Wright and Jackson Freed added a pair of two-run shots in the sixth to run away with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!On his way up
By Ryan McCracken on July 15th, 2017
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com @MHNMcCracken Medicine Hat’s Dawson Murschell shocked the world of darts on Friday at the Tropicana Las Vegas. The 21-year-old Hatter advanced to the quarter-finals of the 2017 US Darts Masters with a massive underdog victory over England’s James Wade. “It’s insane,” said Murschell. “It’s all pretty crazy. I’m just starting to come down from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Speedway prepped for action-packed weekend
By Ryan McCracken on July 15th, 2017
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Speedway will be giving back to the crowd with race days on Saturday and Sunday for fan appreciation weekend. The weekend will feature numerous fan giveaways as well as the first appearance of the season for a pair of racing classes. The Baby Grands and Evolution Mini Cup cars ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavericks blow early lead in Lethbridge
By Ryan McCracken on July 15th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Apair of big innings helped the Lethbridge Bulls turn a 5-0 lead on its head and send the Mavericks back to the dugout with a 9-8 loss to open an Western Major Baseball League doubleheader at Spitz Field. The Mavs took over a 2-0 lead through the first two innings before extending ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Knights fall back to earth
By Ryan McCracken on July 15th, 2017
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat K of C Knights had their nine-game American Legion Baseball A conference winning streak snapped on Friday night at the hands of the Lewistown Redbirds. The Redbirds defeated the Knights 6-1 in back-to-back games to complete a doubleheader sweep and drop Medicine Hat to 17-9 with their first conference ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dawgs extend lead atop conference
By Sean Rooney on July 14th, 2017
srooney@medicinehatnews.com @MHNRooney While the Okotoks Dawgs left Athletic Park with a 12-5 win over the Medicine Hat Mavericks Thursday and a bigger cushion atop the Western Major Baseball League’s Western Conference, the race for first certainly isn’t over. “We’re going for first place, that’s our goal,” said Mavs head coach Michael Thompson prior to the ... Read More »
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